Génomique appliquée à la biodiversité et la nature en ville
Placeres de la vida errante. Primeras experiencias de turismo en autocamping, Argentina hacia 1920-1950
The article offers an exploratory study on different ways of living, for a brief period, in the middle of nature, which articulate forms of mobility and accommodation in leisure practices. Specifically, the article makes focus on the incorporation of car camping – the organization of private campings, free camping and the development of camper vans...
Census of breeding seabirds in Vigur Island, Westfjords, Iceland in 2021
The Vigur Island bird census focused on the main bird species found on the island: Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle, Northern Fulmars Fulmarus glacialis, Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo, gulls Larus sp., Eurasian Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus, and Arctic Terns Sterna paradisaea. The Arctic Tern population was estimated by counting nests,...
Understanding how virtual reality forest experience promote physiological and psychological health for patients undergoi...
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Growing research has found that exposing patients to forest landscapes through technology improves their health. However, studies on the effects of nature therapy sessions on particularly vulnerable groups that require frequent regular treatment such as patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is lacking. This study aims to understand the effects o...
Climate Change, ecosystem impacts and systemic risk
This report highlights some of the vital dependencies of human societies on ecosystems, the damages that can occur from them as a result of climate change, and the steps required to better understand and characterise the systemic risks to societies that result from such climate change-driven ecosystem damages.
Ecosystem Restoration: What, Why, How, and Where?
Published in Frontiers for Young Minds
Our world contains many ecosystems, from tropical forests to coral reefs to urban parks. Ecosystems help us in important ways, including cleaning our air and water, storing carbon, and producing food. People have been shaping most ecosystems for at least 12,000 years. Human impact has become so intense that many ecosystems are now threatened. That ...
Du recours aux droits fondamentaux pour la protection de la nature
Alors qu’un consensus existe au niveau mondial sur le risque climatique, la présente contribution se focalise sur le rôle des droits fondamentaux dans la préservation des milieux. En effet, les droits fondamentaux sont avant tout des droits subjectifs accordés aux sujets de droit. Pourtant, ils sont très souvent mobilisés dans la protection du mili...
Territoire naturel ou territoire juridique ?
Si l’éthologie définit le territoire par rapport à un usage naturel (le territoire animal), la notion lorsqu’elle définit des catégories politiques d’usage de l’espace prend une nouvelle dimension. Nous interrogeons ici le sens que nous pouvons tenter de donner au mot « territoire » comme construction sociale et politique. Nous questionnerons à ce ...
Forest digital twin as a relaxation environment: A pilot study
Published in Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Forest environments have been proven beneficial for physiological well-being, supporting relaxation and meditative processes. Unfortunately, some groups, predominantly those with reduced mobility, are prevented from forest visitation. Presenting such environments in virtual reality could provide a viable substitute. However, as forest structure and...
Oxytocin Reactivity during a Wilderness Program without Parents in Adolescents.
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health
While wilderness programs are recognized as a feasible intervention to promote psychological independence in adolescence, little is known about physiological changes. The present study focused on oxytocin, a key hormone for social cognition and behavior, and investigated changes in OT concentrations during a wilderness program among adolescents. Tw...
